SOUTHFIELD >> A 44-year-old Farmington Hills man was arrested Wednesday following a police chase that involved officers from Southfield, Detroit and Highland Park.

The chase began around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday when Southfield police tried to pull the suspect’s vehicle over for a traffic violation near 8 Mile Road and Northland Drive.

Officers activated the emergency lights and siren in a marked police SUV, and the suspect’s vehicle accelerated, eventually heading southbound on the Lodge. The suspect exited the freeway at 7 Mile Road, spun out on the service drive and drove the wrong way down the 7 Mile exit ramp, head-on toward the police SUV, a Southfield Police Department press release stated.

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The pursuit continued southbound on the Lodge, and officers from Detroit and Highland Park joined to assist Southfield police.

The situation came to an end when the suspect crashed into an SUV that was not involved in the chase in the intersection of Woodward and Davison. After the collision, the suspect attempted to run, but he was Tasered for refusing to comply with officers’ orders to get on the ground, police said.

Officers took the suspect to the Southfield Police Department lockup, but he complained of stomach pain and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. A 23-year-old Farmington Hills man who was in the suspect’s vehicle was taken to a hospital for a rib injury.

Occupants of the SUV involved in the collision were not injured.

A 43-year-old Farmington Hills woman who was also in the suspect’s vehicle had outstanding warrants for dangerous drugs and fleeing and eluding in Allegheny County, Pa., but she was not arrested because Allegheny County authorities would not extradite her, police said.

After the incident, a local police agency informed Southfield police that the driver who was arrested was a known heroin addict and had fled their officers last month. He has a criminal history including unarmed robbery, felonious assault and multiple drug charges, police said.